Description

Antonin The Dvořák Cycle: Volume 5 DVD - Libor Pešek Conducts The Prague Symphony Orchestra

UPC: 807280214390

Product Features

Conductor: Libor Pešek
Orchestra: The Prague Symphony Orchestra
Choir: Prague Symphonic Choir, Chorus Master: Pavel Kühn
Soloists:Composer: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
- Eva Urbanová, soprano
- Kateřina Kachlíková, mezzo-soprano
- Štefan Margita, tenor
- Peter Mikuláš, bass
Work Featured: Stabat Mater, Op. 58
Performance Venue: Live from the Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1993
Series: Part of a six-part concert series featuring leading Czech conductors and soloists
Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Picture Format: 4:3
Region Code: 0 (Worldwide)
Subtitle Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
Run Time: 50 minutes
DVD Format: DVD9/NTSC with Auto Play Function
Language: English (Menu)
Production: RM Arts in association with Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1993
Label: Arthaus Musik GmbH

Overview

This DVD, Volume 5 of The Dvořák Cycle, features a moving performance of Antonín Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Op. 58, conducted by the esteemed Libor Pešek. Performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and the Prague Symphonic Choir, this concert was recorded live in 1993 at the Alte Oper Frankfurt.

Dvořák’s Stabat Mater is a profound and emotive work, reflecting the composer’s deep personal grief and spiritual journey. This sacred choral composition is based on a medieval Latin text depicting the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus. With its rich orchestration and deep emotional resonance, the Stabat Mater remains one of Dvořák’s most cherished works.

The performance on this DVD is enhanced by the exceptional talents of the soloists, including Eva Urbanová, Kateřina Kachlíková, Štefan Margita, and Peter Mikuláš. Libor Pešek, known for his masterful interpretations of Czech music, brings out the full depth and beauty of this work, making it an essential recording for any classical music collection.

Interesting Facts

Dvořák composed Stabat Mater, Op. 58 between 1876 and 1877, shortly after the deaths of his three children, which greatly influenced the emotional intensity of the piece.
This work was Dvořák’s first large-scale religious composition and quickly established him as a composer of international repute.
Libor Pešek, who conducts this performance, is one of the leading interpreters of Czech music and served as the principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Stabat Mater was first performed in 1880 and has since become a staple in the choral repertoire, admired for its profound spirituality and emotional depth.

Track Listing

Stabat Mater, Op. 58
- I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
- II. Quis est homo, qui non fleret
- III. Eja, Mater, fons amoris
- IV. Fac, ut ardeat cor meum
- V. Tui nati vulnerati
- VI. Fac me vere tecum flere
- VII. Virgo virginum praeclara
- VIII. Fac, ut portem Christi mortem
- IX. Inflammatus et accensus
- X. Quando corpus morietur

Publishers

Produced by: RM Arts in association with Alte Oper Frankfurt
Distributed by: Arthaus Musik GmbH

From Backside:

The works of the quintessentially Crech composer Antonin Dvořák are, above all enjoyable and perennial favourites of the Romantic repertoin This six-part series of concerts is performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the Prague Philharmonic Choir, with three leading Czech conductors on the podium: Petr Altrichter, Jiři Bělohlávek and Libor Pešek.
Guest soloists include soprano Lucia Popp, mezzo-soprano Eva Randová, tenor Josef Protachka, bass Peter Mikuláš, pianist Igor Ardašev, violinist Ivan Zenaty and cellist Mischa Maisky, who plays one of Dvořák's finest works, the Cello Concerto